Twitch updates sexual content policy

[Captain Gecko]

Summary

Nudity that is considered "artistic" is now allowed on twitch, stating a revamp of it's guidelines. Creators can now show breasts, buttocks or pelvic region according to an announcement earlier today. 
Pornographic material is still banned site wide. The news comes after twitch received complaints from streamers. 
Artistic material can range from drawings to sculptures and body painting.  
Creators are required to label their streams, and users have to opt in to be able to view the content. 
A lot of content that was previously banned is now allowed, as long as it has the correct label. 
As part of the rule update, "twerking" and pole dancing is also allowed. 
Any creator that does not label their content correctly will receive a warning  

 

Quotes

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"We want streamers to feel confident they understand our rules and viewers to feel confident they will get the experience they expect."

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The primary change involves the requirement for content creation labels on certain streams. Viewers must provide consent before watching such a stream.

My thoughts

There is no way this will not cause confusion as to what is classed as "art" and what is straight up pornagraphic, Twitch will slowly turn into a mostly adult content site. Whilst having freedom to express art is nice, there is no way streamers will not take advantage of this. It is a surprising twist considering the recent rumours around a disproportionate female streamers being banned. 

 

Sources

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67715846

https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Updating-our-Approach-to-Sexual-Content-and-Content-Classification-Labels?language=en_US
 

Edited December 16, 2023 by Spotty
Removed misleading clickbait title

[OhioYJ]

They must have felt their viewer numbers were slipping... However I fail to see how this will make them more money in the long run as traditionally adult oriented sites have trouble  with advertisers, much less the other troubles this can bring with payment processors, banks, etc. 

[8tg]

It’ll be treated the same as how public nudity is in places that allow public nudity. There’s a difference between sexual and non sexual nudity, and as long as twitch upholds a solid understanding of that, it won’t cause any issues.

Youtube has been doing the same thing for years.

[Kisai]

42 minutes ago, Captain Gecko said:

Summary

Nudity that is considered "artistic" is now allowed on twitch, stating a revamp of it's guidelines. Creators can now show breasts, buttocks or pelvic region according to an announcement earlier today. 
Pornographic material is still banned site wide. The news comes after twitch received complaints from streamers. 
Artistic material can range from drawings to sculptures and body painting.  
Creators are required to label their streams, and users have to opt in to be able to view the content. 
A lot of content that was previously banned is now allowed, as long as it has the correct label. 
As part of the rule update, "twerking" and pole dancing is also allowed. 
Any creator that does not label their content correctly will receive a warning  

 

Quotes

My thoughts

There is no way this will not cause confusion as to what is classed as "art" and what is straight up pornagraphic, Twitch will slowly turn into a mostly adult content site. Whilst having freedom to express art is nice, there is no way streamers will not take advantage of this. It is a surprising twist considering the recent rumours around a disproportionate female streamers being banned. 

 

Sources

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67715846

https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Updating-our-Approach-to-Sexual-Content-and-Content-Classification-Labels?language=en_US
 

Guess y'all didn't hear about the ban waves as people completely misunderstood that this was a clarification for DRAWING, not turning your stream into softcore porn.

[Uttamattamakin]

Pole dancing is allowed.  Well then.  I've got a balling computer, a pole, and years of pole dancing under my belt.  Might have to try that if money is tight.  

What concerns me, however, is that people associate Twitch with games, and games with children.  When in reality most AAA games aren't for actual children.  Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA aren't for kids.  COD is not for kids.   FPS games that involve hunting people down that are cartoony ... why are those for kids? 

As long as they age gate things it should be fine. 

[Brooksie359]

1 hour ago, Uttamattamakin said:

Pole dancing is allowed.  Well then.  I've got a balling computer, a pole, and years of pole dancing under my belt.  Might have to try that if money is tight.  

What concerns me, however, is that people associate Twitch with games, and games with children.  When in reality most AAA games aren't for actual children.  Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA aren't for kids.  COD is not for kids.   FPS games that involve hunting people down that are cartoony ... why are those for kids? 

As long as they age gate things it should be fine. 

Yeah I think most parents don't care if their kids see or play cod but porn/nudity is way different. I mean even just looking at advertising and if they would advertise on porn related stuff vs video games that are considering "violent" and you get a clear picture that people view it differently. You bet twitch will run into issues when a parent catches their kid watching porn on twitch vs if they catch them watching warzone streamer. Once one of those parents happens to be a higher up in a company that advertises with twitch it will result in them pulling advertising. 

[suicidalfranco]

Hello chaturbate

[WereCat]

@LinusTech

Will you be pole dancing on the next WAN Show? 

[8tg]

1 hour ago, Brooksie359 said:

Yeah I think most parents don't care if their kids see or play cod but porn/nudity is way different. I mean even just looking at advertising and if they would advertise on porn related stuff vs video games that are considering "violent" and you get a clear picture that people view it differently. You bet twitch will run into issues when a parent catches their kid watching porn on twitch vs if they catch them watching warzone streamer. Once one of those parents happens to be a higher up in a company that advertises with twitch it will result in them pulling advertising. 

Parents watching their children recreate public mass shootings in GTA, gunning down crowds of civilians, desecrating and burning the corpses vs one singular breast on the display

[Brookz]

3 hours ago, Uttamattamakin said:

Pole dancing is allowed.  Well then.  I've got a balling computer, a pole, and years of pole dancing under my belt.  Might have to try that if money is tight.  

What concerns me, however, is that people associate Twitch with games, and games with children.  When in reality most AAA games aren't for actual children.  Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA aren't for kids.  COD is not for kids.   FPS games that involve hunting people down that are cartoony ... why are those for kids? 

As long as they age gate things it should be fine. 

My main issue is that they've been allowing more and more on the website, who knows what's going to be on the website in like 5 years at this rate

[Mark Kaine]

9 hours ago, 8tg said:

It’ll be treated the same as how public nudity is in places that allow public nudity. There’s a difference between sexual and non sexual nudity, and as long as twitch upholds a solid understanding of that, it won’t cause any issues.

Youtube has been doing the same thing for years.

no, because "artistic" nudity very much implies "erotic" and you know damn well that's how streamers will use this, and why they complained in the first place. 

 

it's just pr0n that's obviously still not all0wed!

 

 

kinda funny and interesting how this will develop,  especially in some countries lol

[Poinkachu]

Some peoples particular body part will Twitch if they hear this

 

 

Sorry, sorry, I had to.

[Stahlmann]

Of all the things they could've done this move is the one i expected the least. They straight up just allow soft porn on their website now. A website that is NOT specifically marketed towards adults.

 

Then again, porn is easy enough to find either way so why bother working against it when you can just capitalize on it?

 

Their ultimate goal is probably being the #1 streaming platform for all audiences.

[Quackers101]

they really said "hentai is art"

[LAwLz]

In before arguments about how some ex-hot tub streamer who is now doing nude body painting and twerking on a stripper pole is totally an artistic expression and not at all porn. 

 

I am sure these new rules were introduced to cater towards high-class connoisseurs of art who just value fine expression of creativity. Not at all aimed to allow soft-core porn.

[Lunar River]

how twitch has fallen.

 

it's basically becoming softcore onlyfans

[Mark Kaine]

5 hours ago, WereCat said:

@LinusTech

Will you be pole dancing on the next WAN Show? 

im p sure he will now, tysm ~ 

 

 

 

[Mark Kaine]

8 hours ago, Uttamattamakin said:

As long as they age gate things it should be fine. 

which is... the crux... literally impossible outside of draconian measures, aka state controlled online verification. and we all know how much people love that idea!  

[cooky560]

I think this spells doom for twitch ultimately, twitch is an esports and gaming platform primarily. As soon as people who watch for these reasons see anything else in their feed, they will not be happy. 

Youtube is fast beating twitch for it's streaming service, twitch might of ended going soft on this policy in order to try and keep people using the platform, ironic given it'll probably make people leave.

[Kisai]

Guys, guys, just relax.

 

Basically what happened is that the policy rolled out, and then like dozens of people got banned when they decided to stream content that the policy change was not applicable to, in the ART category, as well as some mass-reporting by idiots with too much time on their hands.

 

The art category is basically back to what it was 2 days ago now, and it's like nothing changed.

 

[Doobeedoo]

Ahh yes the cancer is growing. Though Twitch was never really for children anyway. And for years now with new wave of irl category streamers that talk brainrot themes and also these nudity crap ones. It's not a gaming exclusive site, the mainstream filth is on forefront. 

[Spotty]

Twitch still prohibits nudity...

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Adult Nudity

Users are prohibited from broadcasting or uploading content that contains depictions of real nudity (which includes realistically doctored nudity). Incomplete censoring, such as pixelization, mosaics, and blurring effects, do not constitute an exemption to this policy.

 

  For example, you may not show or promote [content warning]:

• Exposed anuses or fully unclothed and exposed buttocks
• Any amount of exposed genitals
• Female presenting individuals’ breasts with exposed nipples (unless actively breastfeeding a child)

 

What changed is that now fictionalised art (drawn, animated, sculpture) of nudity is allowed... You can draw nude people but you cannot be naked yourself.

You can also have a focus on breasts, buttocks, and pelvic regions and streamers are allowed to perform strip teases, pole dance, and twerk... When clothed. Twitch's Attire policy and policy on nudity (above) still applies.

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Previously prohibited but now Allowed With Label

• Content that ‘deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region,’ even when fully clothed. Streamers found it difficult to determine what was prohibited and what was allowed and often evaluating whether or not a stream violated this portion of the policy was subjective. In addition, the former Sexually Suggestive Content policy was out of line with industry standards and resulted in female-presenting streamers being disproportionately penalized. 
• Fictionalized (drawn, animated, or sculpted) fully exposed female-presenting breasts and/or genitals or buttocks regardless of gender. There is a thriving artist community on Twitch, and this policy was overly punitive and did not reflect the impact of the content.
• Body writing on female-presenting breasts and/or buttocks regardless of gender. The Twitch Attire Policy already allows body art on breasts and buttocks, so this change makes these policies consistent.
• Erotic dances that involve disrobing or disrobing gestures, such as strip teases. 

 

 

This whole thing is honestly overblown. Now people drawing art can draw boobs, people who already bent over doing yoga poses in front of the camera every time 5 gifted came in can twerk or pole dance for those gifted, and people who had their webcam be 2/3rds of the screen zoomed in on their tits in a low cut top can continue doing that without pretending like they don't know what they're doing. The only twitch streamers that look at these rule changes and come up with ways to sexualise their content are the sort who were already pointing the camera at their ass while doing yoga poses or putting inflatable kids pools in their living room to stream in a bikini. Nothing is really going to change.

[RejZoR]

This is just because they couldn't justify all the gamer girls flashing tits and literal vags around and not being banned for more than 1 week while all the male streamers were getting permanent suspensions for far less vulgar crap. So they rang up a platoon of lawyers and cooked up something that can justify nudity and not being too vulgar to become OnlyFans 2.0.

[Taf the Ghost]

20 minutes ago, RejZoR said:

This is just because they couldn't justify all the gamer girls flashing tits and literal vags around and not being banned for more than 1 week while all the male streamers were getting permanent suspensions for far less vulgar crap. So they rang up a platoon of lawyers and cooked up something that can justify nudity and not being too vulgar to become OnlyFans 2.0.

I'm a little surprised some version of "Bubbling" hadn't shown up sooner. Human visual information processing fills in information, so if you have the camera in such a way as not show any clothes, the mind will fill in the rest.  That's what set off this entirely hilarious current cycle of things.

[Mark Kaine]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

Twitch still prohibits nudity...

Dreams, shattered...